Economy Profile Working Age Population (Millions) 1 / 2 Japan 98.6 Trend outlook Global trends and their impact on job creation Technologies and their impact on job creation Trends most most likely to drive industry transformation and their expected impact job creation, ordered by net Technologies most most likely to drive industry transformation and their expected impact job creation, ordered effect (share of organizations surveyed) by net effect (share of organizations surveyed) Job creator Job displacer Net effect Global net effect Job creator Job displacer Net effect Global net effect Increased adoption of new and frontier technologies Big-data analytics -100% +100% -100% +100% 53% 56% Climate-change induced investments into adapting operations Climate-change mitigation technology (Alternative Energy, Greenhouse gases … -100% +100% -100% +100% 49% 50% Broader application of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards Internet of things and connected devices -100% +100% -100% +100% 41% 41% Broadening digital access Encryption and cybersecurity -100% +100% -100% +100% 37% 39% Consumers becoming more vocal on environmental issues Digital platforms and apps -100% +100% -100% +100% 31% 38% Consumers becoming more vocal on social issues Education and workforce development technologies -100% +100% -100% +100% 23% 35% Ageing populations in advanced and emerging economies Artificial intelligence (e.g. machine learning, neural networks) -100% +100% -100% +100% 12% 32% Supply shortages and/or rising cost of inputs for your business Cloud computing -100% +100% -100% +100% -16% 29% Role outlook Contextual indicators Churn in five years INDICATORS 0% 100% 24% Five-year structural labour-force churn (percent) Global 23% Labour force participation 64% Key roles for business transformation Roles most selected by organizations surveyed (as either growing, stable or declining), ordered by net role Vulnerable employment 8% growth, and their net growth and structural churn (percent) Share of youth not in employment, education, or NET GROWTH ECONOMY GLOBAL 3% ROLES -50% 0 50% CHURN CHURN training (NEET) Unemployment rate 2% 53% 34% Data Analysts and Scientists Unemployment rate among workers with basic NA edu. 30% 40% AI and Machine Learning Specialists Unemployment rate among workers with 2% advanced edu. 28% 24% Business Development Professionals Secondary Education Attainment NA 26% 32% Digital Transformation Specialists Tertiary Education Attainment NA 17% 25% Project Managers Ease of finding skilled employees in local labour market 3.89 1=Companies cannot easily find skilled employees, 7=Companies can easily find skilled employees 24% 21% Sales and Marketing Professionals Fill vacancies by hiring foreign labour 3.31 1=Companies cannot fill vacancies by hiring foreign labour, 7=Companies can fill vacancies by hiring foreign Business Services and Administration labour 28% 22% Managers Country investment in mid-career training 3.99 1=Government does not invest in mid-career training, 7=Government invests in mid-career training 17% 14% General and Operations Managers Workers' Rights Index 2 24% 17% Assembly and Factory Workers 5+=No guarantee of rights due to the breakdown of the rule of law, 1=Sporadic violations of rights Level of National Compliance with Labour Rights 27% 35% Administrative and Executive Secretaries 1 10=The worst possible score, lower levels of compliance, 0=The best possible score, higher levels of compliance Accounting, Bookkeeping and Payroll 36% 29% Clerks